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  2. Resettable fuse - Wikipedia

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    A resettable fuse or polymeric positive temperature coefficient device (PPTC) is a passive electronic component used to protect against overcurrent faults in electronic circuits. The device is also known as a multifuse or polyfuse or polyswitch .

  3. Inertial switch - Wikipedia

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    The switch shown to the right is intended to disable an electric fuel pump in automotive applications. This functionality is required in some vehicle racing applications, since an electric fuel pump may otherwise continue operating after a collision or rollover. If the fuel line is broken or the vehicle is inverted, fuel may be spilled ...

  4. Earth-leakage circuit breaker - Wikipedia

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    RCDs exist in multiple sub-types, but the most basic form simply consists of a current transformer, in which the line and neutral conductors for the circuit are wound around a toroidal transformer core, and should there be a current leak between line and earth (ground), bypassing neutral, the imbalance in current flow between the line and ...

  5. Latching switch - Wikipedia

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    A latching switch is a switch that maintains its state after being activated. [1] A push-to-make, push-to-break switch would therefore be a latching switch – each time you actuate it, whichever state the switch is left in will persist until the switch is actuated again.

  6. Dead man's switch - Wikipedia

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    Interest in dead man's controls increased with the introduction of electric trams (streetcars in North America) and especially electrified rapid transit trains. The first widespread use came with the introduction of the mass-produced Birney One-Man Safety (tram) Car, though dead-man equipment was fairly rare on US streetcars until the successful PCC streetcar, which had a left-foot-operated ...

  7. Magic SysRq key - Wikipedia

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    Its effect is similar to the computer's hardware reset button (or power switch) but with many more options and much more control. This key combination provides access to features for disaster recovery. In this sense, it can be considered a form of escape sequence. Principal among the offered commands are means to forcibly unmount file systems ...

  8. Konami Code - Wikipedia

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    The Konami Code. The Konami Code (Japanese: コナミコマンド, Konami Komando, "Konami command"), also commonly referred to as the Contra Code and sometimes the 30 Lives Code, is a cheat code that appears in many Konami video games, [1] as well as some non-Konami games.

  9. January 2025 Richmond water crisis - Wikipedia

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    Hanover experienced 1 break, the city experienced 22, and Henrico experienced 45. In Henrico's case, the return of warmer water to the cold pipes shocked them, which, in combination with air bubbles, created a "water hammer" effect, which significantly damage the pipes. The large number of breaks in the county was due to the county's rerouting ...